| Lessons from the Vine |
Happy New Year!Don't you just love the sense of promise that seems to linger in the air around this time of year! As you look back on the past year it's easy to remember the joys and blessings and unfortunately even easier to remember the trials and hardships. The apostle Paul offers some great wisdom in the book of Philippians though, and I think we'll all benefit to keep this in mind as we embark on a whole new year....."forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead." (ch.3, v. 13) He goes on to say that ultimately we are to press on toward the goal of the prize of the upward call of God in Jesus Christ.If I could resolve to do only one thing this year it would be this....to walk with God. It's when I'm doing this one simple thing that all else falls into place. He alone is the only One who can take all of our joys, all of our trials, all of our sufferings and weave them together to make a gorgeous tapestry. If you've ever seen the back of a tapestry then you know that it's hard to believe that all those different threads going every which way could ever produce anything even remotely nice. But when you turn it over, utter beauty and distinct elogence prove you wrong. It's the same with our lives. He takes all that we experience in life...the good, bad, and ugly...and uses it all to make us into the women He created us to be. His plan for us is to give us hope and a future and to prosper us spiritually so that we are equipped to do His work, which He planned for us before the foundations of the Earth. Do you believe that today? Start your year off right by offering up a prayer of promise to walk daily with God. Don't settle on just getting by, but tap into His abundant resources and reach forward for all that He has for you! 6:51 AM - Jan. 1, 2008 - post comment
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